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radically in their views, but inside the Order
they are comrades before they are politicians,
and they forget all partisan antagonisms in
their desire to promote the good of the
Order.
We must go TO ST. Louis thoroughly on
eur guard against any intermeddling Of out
side politicians of any kind-Republican,
Democratic, Prohibition or Labor Reform.
We do not want TO hear the names Demo
erat," Republican" etc, during the En-
campment and shall not in any gathering
made up wholly Of ex-soldiers. We do not
want any partisan banner Haunted in our
faces. We do not care to see Mr.. Cleveland's
picture or Mr. Blaine's, Mr.. Sherman's or Mr..
Hills, Mr.. Georges or Mr.. St Johns conspicu-
ously displayed. We intend TO avoid all po-
litieal illusions ourselves, and we earnestly
hope that the people of St. Louis, ever mind
full of the rules of hospitality, will refrain
from thrusting anything of partisan nature
upon us. There is every reason to conf
IDENTIFY expect that they will 50 refrain.
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ton knows this quite as well as we do, if be
will only stop for moment and think.
But, even supposing that it did cost the
taxpayers something to pay pensions; sup
posing that these were real burden upon
them, would that be any reason for repudi-
ating such payments and defrauding the
pensioners of their rights?
Assuredly not.
The taxpayers would have to assume
heavy burdens indeed, before they ever be-
gan to make such sacrifices for the pension
ers as the pensioners made for them. Every
little while some one trys to figure out that
the tariff on sugar costs every family in the
country Sc year, and the tariff on wool
half as much more. Even supposing this to
be true, and that the money raised be all
required for pensions, what is that to the
sacrifices made by the man who in 1861 left
his pleasant and profitable occupation to
accept the beggarly pay and allowances of a
soldier in war time? On an average, every
man who served in the ranks in 1865
made an absolute donation to the Govern
ment Of several hundred dollars a year in
the difference between the pay he received
from it and the wages he would have earned
had he remained at home. Counting bounty
pay, clothing allowances, and rations at their
highest value, the men who served during
the war received less than 81 a day. Any
one who had in him the making of fail
soldier, would have made at home during
the same time from $3.50 to So day. Thi:
difference between these two was an actual
money donation from the soldier to the
country-it was "a war burden of taxation
which make the figures and claims of these
anti-pension howlers seem insignificant
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

THE Hollidaysburg tPa-) Standard pub
fishes the stupid SANDER sent out by the SOL
dier-hating literary bureau here in Wash
ingtOn about THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. 1t
abuses the publisher Of this paper as pro-
fessional claim agent" as if that were some
thing mOnstrous, and reiterates the old lie
made out Of whole cloth-that the National
Republican Committee paid for quarter of
a million copies Of the paper for distribu-
ton through the country. As we have be-
fore said, this is utterly false No political
committee Of any kind-Republican, Demo
cratic, Prohibition, Greenbacller OF Labor
RelOrmer-has ever, directly or indirectly,
paid The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, OF any one
connected with IL, dollar for any purpose
Nor has any politician or set Of politicians
Of any party ever paid "a" OF any one con-
nected with us dollar, save as individual
subscriptions, the same as any other man
who takes the paper There is not a paper
in the United States more free from the In.
fuence Of politics and politicians than TIN
NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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hailed with delight any scheme Of Johnson's
which promised veal for them and wo to the
North.
Articles Of impeachment were presented
against Mr.. Johnson, and it really looked as if
the anarchy that had followed revolutions in
other countries was to be repeated in ours.
Through all these trying hours the faithful
Grand Army Of the Republic were the unknown,
silent sentinels that guarded the Capital and
kept vigilant watch over the actions of faith,
less President and his followers. without arous-
ing suspicion Of their presence or the alarms
of the most sensitive.
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WHO BORE THE BURDENS THEM

WHO BORE THE BURDENS THENe
Selfish and ungrateful men cry out about
the burdens of taxation which pension pay
ing produces
II is entirely untrue that there is such a
burden resulting from such a cause.
The financial system which produces the
money from which pensions are paid has no
relation whatever TO that object 1t does
not exist to produce money for pensions. or
for carrying on the Government, but is MAIN
tanned TO organize and develop our manu-
features and business. The raising of reye-
nue. is only an incident. Whether the an
nual pension roll is $4,000 OF $4,000, 600 or
$l00,00O000 is Of little consequence-the
money collected under the tariff is neither
more or less on that account Nobody would
be required TO pay cent more for his Cuban
sugar, his Havana cigars, his French wines
OF his English steel rails, if the pension ex-
penditures were doubled. He would not
&c; those articles cent cheaper if the Pen
sion Office cut down its disbursements one.
half, OF suspended payments altogether.
This does not rest on our assertion. ANY
man Of ordinary intelligence and lnforma
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01
VIEWING" AND "PoINTING.v

This is the season of the year when the
politicians of all parties in Convention as
sembled are pointing with pride to this
and viewing with alarm that.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE can do some
thing of this kind as well as they.
We point with pride to the fact that there
are more than $4,000 good and true COM
rades enrolled in the GAR
We point with pride to the fact that never
in the history of the Order has its members
been so united, so harmonious and so zeal
Gus for everything that promises to benefit
the Order and needy comrades and their de-
pendent ones.
We point with pride to the strong and
steady growth reported from every Depart
ment
We point with pride to the administration
of Chief Fairchild, which has
been energetic, far-sighted, able, and in the
highest degree creditsble.
We point with pride to the indications
that the coming National Encampment will
be the largest and most enthusiastic gather
ing of ex-sOldiers since the close of the war
We point with pride to the fact that THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE has now-at the dull
est season of the year-2O, 900 more subscrib-
ers than it has ever had before at this time
The only thing that we view with alarm
is the increasing tendency in certain por.
tions of the South to glorify treason, sanctify
the relics and mementos of rebellion, and
exalt every man who drew his sword against
the Government into high-minded patriot
who should have a monument, if dead, or bt
the object of ovations and adulation if iv
inp
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

The enthusiasm with regard to the Ma.
tional Encampment is growing everywhere.
ST. Louis people are putting forth their best
efforts, and that means great deal, for the
St. Louis people are second to none in ability
and energy. They will give the GAR. an
entertainment that will warm the cookies
of their hearts. "The boys" everywhere
talk as if they were all going and take the
city by Storm 1t will be great time.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01


A letter from COmrade Grund, Chairman
of the Committee on Registration and Ros-
ters of the National Encampment at ST.
Louis, describes an admirable arrangement
that the Committee has decided upon to
enable all visiting comrades to the Encamp-
ment 10 ascertain each others presence and
whereabouts. Blanks have been sent to all the
Department Commanders and by them for
warded TO the Posts in their Departments,
upon which will be transmitted TO St. Louis
the name, companies and regiments Of all
comrades who intend TO visit the Encamp-
ment. Upon receipt of these at ST. Louis,
the names win be compiled according to
companies, regiments and States, in the Office
Of the Committee. Amy cOmrade in ST.
Louis can therefore 20 to this Office, which
is in the Chamber Of Commerce Building,
cad find out just who Of his regiment are
present and where they can be found. Com
rades who may make up their minds 10
attend the Encampment after these lists
have been forwarded, or who are not mem.
bers Of any Post, can be placed on the regis.
ter by sending their names direct 10 the
Committee on Registration and Roster al
St. Louis, up TO the morning of the begin.
ming Of the Encampment This arrange
ment will be Of the greatest convenience Il
the profit and interest Of the Reunion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

IE WAR times the fellows who were moe.
clamOrous against the iniqnity of takin'
our niggers away from u.s." were usually the
fellows who, if full-grown negroes had been
selling for $40 apiece, could not have bought
week-old pickaninny. In The same way the
fellows who are clamoring most about the
taxes we have To pay 10 provide pensions y
are generally those whose only contribution
10 the taxes is when they buy glass OF
beer OF cheap cigar.
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rous positions Of trust and honor in sunlry civic
organizations and so. in making him its Presioeu5.
the Association has but added one more 10 tic
many laures already won by him.
Mrs. John A. Logan is rapidly recovering from
the effects Of her terrible accident last Summer.
The fractured shoulder blade has healed, and the
spInts were taken of her arm last week She has
not yet recovered the use Of her left arm, but Is
otherwise active and vigorous as ever.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01
A Disappointed cyclone.
tHarper's Bazaar. j

Intending Emigrant-"D Did you ever see
eyelone?"
Man from Dakota" Only one; but il was
regular old timer, with all modern improve
mentS."
'Did it strike your hOuse?"
81 should say il did,"
"Ruined you, Of course; swept everything
away?"
mo, sir; didn't take thing. The Sheriff
had been there that very morning aud he did
the sweeping. You never saw a cyclone so dis
appointed in your life"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

QUITE a number of comrades who live
along the Missouri River in Dakota, and who,
being homesteaders, are none too flush with
money, have conceived the idea of building
boat and floating down the river to st.
Louis TO attend the National Encampment
This will be delightful way of making the
journey. At this season Of the year the
Missouri is interesting and charming, and to
float down its broad current is the very
poetry of travelling.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

THE Department of Connecticut has made
n splendid record on the Dependent Pension
Bill. Returns have been received from 46
of the ca Posts in the Department. OF these
but one-M. ~ fainter, of Colchester-vOted
against the proposed bill. OF the remain
der, SO Posts voted unanimously in favor Of
the bill, and in the other nine there was
but a vote apiece against the bill, making,
with the Is adverse votes cast by fainter
Post, but 26 votes against the bill alto
gether. Among the Posts which voted
unanimously for the bill were Ma
thaniel Lyon and Robert o. Tyler Posts,
of Hartford; Admiral Foote, Henry C. Mer-
win and Gen. Won Steinwehr, of New Ha-
ven; Elias Howe, jr., of Bridgeport; sedg-
wick, of Norwich; Merriam, of Meriden /;
Wadhams, of Waterbury; Stanley, of New
Britain, and Buckingham Post, of Norwalk.
Mansfield Post, of Middletown, has not re-
ported E. d. Pickett Post, of Ridgfeld, of
which Lounsberry is a member, also voted
unanimously for the bill advised by the Ma
tional Encampment The Posts which have
not voted are, with the exception of the Mans
field Post, in the country towns. 1t is cal
culated that there are 10000 veteran soldiers
living in the State. OF that number upward
of 1000 are members of Grand Army Posts
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01
VIII Outgrow It.
Nan Ynrh c,,n

"Fm not going to play with Willie Waffies
any more" was Flossie's dictum.
"Wille is very nice little boy" said her
mamma.
IL don't like him. In fact don't like boys
old enough"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01
WoRLD,s cYCLOpEDIA.

We have secured new supply Of this most
excellent work, which is in itself small Ii
brary. Ii contains wealth of information
which cannot be thoroughly realized until the
book is inspected. IL will be sent to any per-
son sending us club of six new Subscribers,
and will be sent in conjunction with The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

We have "a carefully prepared table OF penn
sion rates compiled from official sources, which
shows the exact ratings for every grade OF dis
ability. 10 is printed on heavy paper. and viii
be sent % any address ON receipts Vi % osntA
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01
The Wife's Peril.

Within one year % men in this country have
shot and killed their wives at night under the
impression that they were burglars. The wife
who slips out of bed TO go through her hus-
bands pockets must do so at the peril of her
life.
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Comment Unnecessary.
rH gss

A Dakota man while on his way to borrow
his neighbours paper was struck by lightning
and killed. We have no comment to mako
here. To intelligent people it isn't necessary.
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8. There is absolutely no data from which
to get the number of men in the rebel army
at any time. They had no system of mill
tary accounts worthy Of the name, and il is
impossible 10 find out with any degree of
eKactness even the strength of the principal
armies at any given time. We have seen in
the discussion between JEFF Davis and Joe
Johnston how they differ TO the extent of
10000 as TO the number of men which the
latter had TO defend Atlanta against Sher-
man with. We only know that there WAS
about 100000 white people in the so-called
Southern Confederacy, and as they put every
man that was capable of bearing arms into
the field, and kept him there until the end
Of the struggle, they must have had between
] 100000 and 100000 in their armies from
first TO last.
@. No one has any idea of the number of
deaths in the Confederate armies.
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One Dollar per Year,
Invariably I'm Advance.

e.r months, 20 cents. No Subscription Cor N
less period received.
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We believe these figures TO fall far short
of the reality, since they do not include more
than one-half of the prisoners who died
while in the hands OF the rebels, and they
omit tens of thousands of men who died at
home and elsewhere out OF the knowledge of
their officers or after their discharge from
injuries and strains received in service. We
feel sure that more than 100000 men died or
were killed.
3. The statistics in regard to the number
of Union soldiers captured by the rebels are
very unreliable The compilation of figures
in the Adjutant-General's Office shows in
the aggregate 161, s17 Union soldiers were
exchanged, illegally paroled, escaped, re-
captured OF enlisted in the Confederate
service"
A. The Adjutant-General's report shows
the following number of rebel prisoners in
our hands during the war:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-01

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: would ask, III not
too much trouble III il would not occupy too much
spaced IL you would publish in an issue Of the
future table containing following statistics:
l. Total number of men enlisted In the United
States Army during war of the rebellion.
.. Total number of deaths from all causes during
war Of the rebellion.
3. Total number OF prisoners captured by the
T. Total number of prisoners captured from the
Confederates.
5. Total number Of enlistments in Confederate
army az known).
G. Total number OF deaths from all causes in Con-
federate army.-T A. BATES, Norfolk, Va.
1. 1t is impossible TO say how many men
enlisted in the army. The total number of
enlistments-which includes drafted men
was 2,7-72, 40s. But as a large proportion of
the men who served in the Union army
enlisted more than once, it is out of the
question to say just how many different in
diyiduals went TO make up this total. For
example, tens of thousands of men who went
ont in the first three months call re-enlisted
for three years and then ~yeteranized,"
making ;hree enlistments for each of them.
In some States, where men were raised for
three months, six months, nine months, and
one and two years, il was possible for some
men 10 re-enlist as often as Eve or six times,
and serve out all their terms of enlistment
The War Department estimates that there
were 80, 272 men who served an average
Of three years, and this is as near the facts
AS we can get.
2. The following is the generally received
estimate Of the number OF deaths from all
causes:
/ Killed In hattie ..... a. 23s
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06


The fourth and most important prose-
cution of the election fraud series at
Baltimore closed with sentences Of two
years in jail for six judges and clerks
of election. one Of them receiving also q
fine of $1,000. One ward politician
jumped his bail. This is the direct fruit
1.-THE reform league prosecution, which
the Baltimore Sun has denounced as a
sham and a device to secure political
capital. When these trials began the
low order Of political morality was seen
in the freedom with which judges Of
election admitted that they had ban
nished certain ticket holders from the
polls. # men peddled Independent or
combination ballots they had a hard
time with clerks and judges Of election,
while cigars and liquors were furnished
free to these important officials during
polling hours out Of the Democratic
campaign fund. Other bosses are un-
der Indictment for fraud at the cleo
tons last Autumn, and, all in III, they
are having quite 8 house cleaning il the
Monumental CITY. MONA REPuBLl-
GA
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06
So 1t Would.

Its suggested that if the president
does come to Minnesota his reception
committee be composed Of |. Donnelly,
Mr.. Kelly, Tom Bowen and the late re-
gister Of the Redwood land office, Mr..
Christensen. The grouping of these
four gentlemen upon one platform with
the president beamiug placidly upon
them would be a sight worth travelling
to see PIONEER Press.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

In grading for the $500 yards in
Northeast Minneapolis the workmen
have found what are undoubtedly the
remains of an ancient Indian fort. The
Notifications must have been very ex-
tensive, and the present traces indicate
quite scientific construction. A far
mer who has lived near the spot for the
last thirty years said the works had the
same ancient appearance when he came
there. The workmen spend their lei
sure moments searching for Indian rel
ics.-PIoNEER PRESS.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

In a recent report to the department
of state, Mr.. Winchester, U. S. minister
to Switzerland, describes the excellent
school system Of that country. In this
line we could learn CREST deal from
the little Alpine republic. Switzerland
has compulsory education. The COM
pulsory feature Of the Minnesota school
system was never intended for any
thing more than y farce.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

There is some trouble between the
Northwestern Star Oil Company and
State Oh, Inspector H. B. Willis. The
Company wants its oil inspected in
tank that holds $4,000 gallons, while
the inspector says he will inspectit only
if tits placed in merchandise packages.
As the inspector gets the same fees
whether the receptacle is large or small,
the question is to him matter of dol
lars and cents, and he will certainly
fight for his rights with far greater
vigor than if only the safety of the pub.
lie were involved.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

Mrs. Cleveland is coming out west
this fall and will visit Paul, where she
once resided. Il is needless to say that
St. Paul will do t:,t handsome; she will
make holiday for verybody in town,
putu q sunamei ice y ace it necessary.
and probably do the Little lady from
Washington more injury from overat-
tension in one week than the White
House physci:sns can cure in three
months. Duluth TRIBUNE.
It is said that the publishers of Don
ne.lv's book, which will he ready in q
few months. have guaranteed . sale Of
at least 100. 600 copies, on which roy.
atty OF one dollar per copy viii be paid
the author. This will give Donnelly a
chance to enter the money market and
by vigorous competition secure to down
trodden humanity what his legislative
work failed 10 accomplish, reduc-
zion Of the rate of interest.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

Mayor Hewitt of New York has ve-
toed the proposal to allow the discharge
Of fireworks within the city limits on the
18th of July.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

On July II Winona will vote on the
proposition of 100000 bonus to the
Winona and Southern Railway.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

Chicagoans need not fear that in case
of the conviction Of the boodlers now
on trial that noble race will die out.
They have plenty of material left down
there to Guido the non-C hicagoan frac.
ton of the world in boodling as we'll as
in everything else.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06

After the presentation OF gold watch
es at the last session OF the st. Panl
board OF Education, one OF the inspec.
tors moved that the board go into a
mutual admiration society for the ben
eft Of the poor devils left out.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-06
CHAs. Z. Roos. Managing Editor
Wednesday, July 6. 1887.

A Chicago bank is complaining to
the treasury department. about the
scarcity Of small bills. Never mind
that; if only large bills are plenty.